The Mysterious Blocks Of Puma Punku.
A Mystery that is greater than the Pyramids.
This mystery is not so widely spread and known, but I think that it should be. Everything about Puma Punku is so mysterious, I just can't get it out of my head.
Prepare your mind to be blown.
History
Puma Punku is a part of a temple complex in Bolivia, Andes Mountains. It was constructed approximately in AD 536–600, however, many scientists argue that the site is much older.
It is believed to be the site where the world was created in Inca traditions. Puma Punku is a place full of strange blocks, the biggest one is 7.81 meters long, 5.17 meters wide, averages 1.07 meters thick.
What’s so special about these stones? Well…
1. The weight.
These stones are massive, the biggest one that I described earlier weighs approximately 131 tonnes, the second biggest stone is 85 tonnes.
Keep in mind, people somehow brought them to this place 1,420 years ago. To put things into perspective, this machine weighs 60 tonnes.
2. Site location.
Puma Punku site is located at an altitude of 3.9 km (12,800 feet).
This means that whoever was transporting the rocks had to work even harder, because the site is so far above, in the Mountains. Moreover, Puma Punku is located above the natural tree line, which means that no trees grew in that area- no trees were cut down in order to use wooden rollers.
3. Engineering.
This is the most mind-blowing one. It is still not known what tools were used to make such precise cuts, shapes and forms. Maybe people back then weren't as “primitive” as we think…
Take a look yourself:
4. Blocks are magnetic.
Thought that's all? Nope, the blocks are also magnetic.
Thoughts of geologist Suzan Moore on this phenomenon:
Right now it looks like a quartz-rich granite with an unusually high tourmaline content. The tourmaline is very interesting. It is piezoelectric, pyroelectric and magnetic. No wonder the compass spun so wildly. The more reactive pieces would have more tourmaline. More to come once I get the thin sections (of stone) from the lab.
Maybe that's just a coincidence and has nothing to do with the mystery in general, but everything about Puma Punku is so strange, it unwillingly makes you think that maybe it was intentional, maybe they knew that the stones are special and used specifically magnetic ones.
Bonus fact: Ethernet port.
Have you ever seen this cable?
I know, it's stupid, but take a look:
Doesn't remind you of something?
These are so similar, I cannot unsee it now.
But this leaves me with one question: Why some ancient people had their own block with four Ethernet ports, but my 2020 MacBook doesn't have any? What the hell Apple?!
Final thoughts.
Puma Punku seems like a mystery that we are not yet ready to solve. Everything about this site is very unusual. How did they transport these super heavy blocks? How did they manage to cut them so precisely? Why did they put so much work into it? When was it built? Were these people advanced or unbelievably strong? Or maybe advanced and strong at the same time? Did humans build this site in the first place?
Perhaps, this is the mystery that may be greater than the Pyramids…
If you are a theory fan, this website is full of them: Puma Punku theories.
According to the author of the website, it is likely that blocks were molded, rather than cut like a sculpture with various tools, due to weird flaws and air pockets as you can see on a molded cement.
Here is how they could have done it:
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